Mutational analysis of the Vibrio fischeri luxI polypeptide: Critical regions of an autoinducer synthase

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 4882-4887

  Hanzelka, Brian L ^a   Stevens, Ann M ^a,b   Parsek, Matthew R ^a   Crone, Tammera J ^a   Greenberg, E P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CARRIER PROTEIN; CYSTEINE; GENE PRODUCT; SYNTHETASE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOLUMINESCENCE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; VIBRIONACEAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIBRIO FISCHERI; VIBRIONACEAE;

EID: 0030762454     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.15.4882-4887.1997     Document Type: Article

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